Touch Page turn slowdown in 2.1.5 at end of book

jusmee · 10-25-2012, 05:39 AM

I just finished a book - probably the first one of any length since I got 2.1.5. It was 200+ pages long. Towards the end of the book, page turns got VERY slow. As bad as 2.0 was.

Opening a new book - another longer one (350+ pages), it is once again fast. I hope this isn't going to be a "feature" of the new firmware

(using a KT )

nogle · 10-25-2012, 01:48 PM

It is just you. I just finished a side loaded ePub and all page turns including the final one were speedy.

vice-versa · 10-25-2012, 02:09 PM

I have not encounter that kind of problem on my Glo (read 6 side-loaded epub on it, each having at least 300 pages or even more, reading a 7th). I don't know if it matters, but I always convert them from epub to epub via calibre before sending them to my Glo

G0AT · 10-25-2012, 02:10 PM

I believe that the Kobo devices load up sections of the book into memory, and I believe that the sections of the book are determined by the html files inside the epub. Perhaps the final section of the book was very long/large, or it contained a lot of media?

jusmee · 10-25-2012, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G0AT

I believe that the Kobo devices load up sections of the book into memory, and I believe that the sections of the book are determined by the html files inside the epub. Perhaps the final section of the book was very long/large, or it contained a lot of media?

Could be that it was long. It was a book from Feedbooks, and they are usually well formatted, but this one may have been a bit odd.

I will just wait and see how it goes.

Suzanna · 10-26-2012, 11:31 AM

I wanted to pop on and confirm that I finished a 257 page sideloaded epub on my Touch yesterday (with 2.1.5 firmware) and didn't see any slowdown towards the end of the book.

jusmee · 10-26-2012, 09:23 PM

I am up to page 200 and something of a new 350 page book, and it is still going fast. Must just be a funny formatted book. Hope so anyway.

rpiotr · 11-04-2012, 05:08 PM

Just hit the same issue, but with quite small (130 pages) book. I think it's book specific issue. The difference between this one and the others I read without problem is, that it enforces page formatting (margins and line spacing), which others don't.

jusmee · 11-04-2012, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpiotr

Just hit the same issue, but with quite small (130 pages) book. I think it's book specific issue. The difference between this one and the others I read without problem is, that it enforces page formatting (margins and line spacing), which others don't.

Good to hear I wasn't going loony

Not sure about the page formatting. Mine was from feedbooks and they normally are well setup, so I never tried to change the margins or line spacing.

meeera · 11-05-2012, 12:12 AM

Just finished a 400+ page book with no problems. I strip all the page formatting I can in calibre before sideloading.

jusmee · 11-05-2012, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meeera

Just finished a 400+ page book with no problems. I strip all the page formatting I can in calibre before sideloading.

Length doesn't seem to be a factor. The formatting shouldn't matter either, but anything is possible.

the.Mtn.Man · 11-05-2012, 12:55 PM

What a strange problem. I just finished reading a lengthy novel myself but didn't experience any slowdown.

MisterBuggie · 11-07-2012, 02:57 PM

Read several books with no problem. But just had to replace one book as I had an odd one where the last third of the book was missing. Got a proper full copy of it in mobi format and converted it with Calibre to epub. Then jumped to page 120 to continue reading (180 pages altogether). The jump took several minutes, then the page turns were as slow as with firmware 2.0. This hasn't happened with any other books. Also after finishing, I brought up the browser and my KT rebooted. The next book didn't have any problems. Also, I can't be completely sure as I didn't notice before reading the book, but the battery seems a lot lower than it should be. Which would be consistant with a process going haywire and slowing everything down...
I'm wondering if it's a specific format problem, or maybe the jump function that's not working quite right.

vice-versa · 11-08-2012, 12:50 AM

When I bought my Glo I was about 2/3 way in a book of about 350 pages. I put it on my Glo via Calibre and used the slide bar at the bottom of the device to go where I had left it on my Touch (side-loaded epub sent to device via Calibre like almost all my books) and had no problem or slow down... It's a very strange behavior you are experiencing...

Mrs_Often · 11-08-2012, 05:13 AM

Maybe it's not about being near the end of the book, but the amount of time you've been reading without switching the device off/to sleep?

10-25-2012, 05:39 AM	#1
jusmee Wizard Posts: 1,047 Karma: 203682 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Libre 2	Page turn slowdown in 2.1.5 at end of book I just finished a book - probably the first one of any length since I got 2.1.5. It was 200+ pages long. Towards the end of the book, page turns got VERY slow. As bad as 2.0 was. Opening a new book - another longer one (350+ pages), it is once again fast. I hope this isn't going to be a "feature" of the new firmware (using a KT )

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10-25-2012, 01:48 PM	#2
nogle Gangnam style! Posts: 373 Karma: 3646106 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Kobo	It is just you. I just finished a side loaded ePub and all page turns including the final one were speedy.

10-25-2012, 02:09 PM	#3
vice-versa whippet addict Posts: 391 Karma: 689884 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: France, Normandy, Gisors Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra Colour	I have not encounter that kind of problem on my Glo (read 6 side-loaded epub on it, each having at least 300 pages or even more, reading a 7th). I don't know if it matters, but I always convert them from epub to epub via calibre before sending them to my Glo

10-25-2012, 02:10 PM	#4
G0AT Addict Posts: 201 Karma: 1937857 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa Device: Kobo	I believe that the Kobo devices load up sections of the book into memory, and I believe that the sections of the book are determined by the html files inside the epub. Perhaps the final section of the book was very long/large, or it contained a lot of media?

10-26-2012, 11:31 AM	#6
Suzanna Living in the past Posts: 432 Karma: 6011289 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Arc	I wanted to pop on and confirm that I finished a 257 page sideloaded epub on my Touch yesterday (with 2.1.5 firmware) and didn't see any slowdown towards the end of the book.

10-26-2012, 09:23 PM	#7
jusmee Wizard Posts: 1,047 Karma: 203682 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Libre 2	I am up to page 200 and something of a new 350 page book, and it is still going fast. Must just be a funny formatted book. Hope so anyway.

11-04-2012, 05:08 PM	#8
rpiotr Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 786 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Slovakia Device: Kobo Touch	Just hit the same issue, but with quite small (130 pages) book. I think it's book specific issue. The difference between this one and the others I read without problem is, that it enforces page formatting (margins and line spacing), which others don't.

11-05-2012, 12:12 AM	#10
meeera Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,794 Karma: 68145694 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra 2, iPadMini4, iPad4, MBP; support other Kobo/Kindles	Just finished a 400+ page book with no problems. I strip all the page formatting I can in calibre before sideloading.

11-05-2012, 12:55 PM	#12
the.Mtn.Man Guru Posts: 710 Karma: 2483502 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kobo Aura	What a strange problem. I just finished reading a lengthy novel myself but didn't experience any slowdown.

11-07-2012, 02:57 PM	#13
MisterBuggie Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 4388 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura H20 2nd edition	Read several books with no problem. But just had to replace one book as I had an odd one where the last third of the book was missing. Got a proper full copy of it in mobi format and converted it with Calibre to epub. Then jumped to page 120 to continue reading (180 pages altogether). The jump took several minutes, then the page turns were as slow as with firmware 2.0. This hasn't happened with any other books. Also after finishing, I brought up the browser and my KT rebooted. The next book didn't have any problems. Also, I can't be completely sure as I didn't notice before reading the book, but the battery seems a lot lower than it should be. Which would be consistant with a process going haywire and slowing everything down... I'm wondering if it's a specific format problem, or maybe the jump function that's not working quite right.

11-08-2012, 12:50 AM	#14
vice-versa whippet addict Posts: 391 Karma: 689884 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: France, Normandy, Gisors Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra Colour	When I bought my Glo I was about 2/3 way in a book of about 350 pages. I put it on my Glo via Calibre and used the slide bar at the bottom of the device to go where I had left it on my Touch (side-loaded epub sent to device via Calibre like almost all my books) and had no problem or slow down... It's a very strange behavior you are experiencing...

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11-08-2012, 05:13 AM	#15
Mrs_Often Wizard Posts: 1,775 Karma: 2694823 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Netherlands Device: Kobo Touch, Glo, Clara HD	Maybe it's not about being near the end of the book, but the amount of time you've been reading without switching the device off/to sleep?